...finally adopted, the provision was as follows : — " Any city having a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants may frame a charter for its own government,...constitution and laws of this state, by causing a board of thirteen freeholders, who shall have been for at least five years qualified voters thereof, to be elected...

...provides that "any city containing a population of 20,000 inhabitants or more shall be permitted to frame a charter for its own government consistent...with and subject to the Constitution and laws of this State." The charter of any such city must be framed by fifteen freeholders elected by the qualified...

...Constitution of California) SEC. 8. Any city containing a population of more than three thousand five hundred inhabitants may frame a charter for its own government,...Constitution and laws of this State, by causing a board of fifteen freeholders, who shall have been for at least five years qualified electors thereof, to be...

...1892. is in part as follows: "Any city containing a population of more than three thousand five hundred inhabitants may frame a charter for its own government,...constitution and laws of this state, by causing a board of fifteen freeholders, who shall have been for at least five years qualified electors thereof, to be...

...provisions are typical in this respect, provides that any city containing a population of over 3,500 inhabitants' may frame a charter for its own government...consistent with and subject to the constitution and laws of the state. At any general or special election, the qualified voters of such city may elect a board...

...contains further restrictions. The original provision in the Missouri constitution conferred power to "frame a charter for its own government consistent...with and subject to the constitution and laws of this state." It also provided that such charter should "supersede any existing charter and amendments thereof."...

...contains further restrictions. The original provision in the Missouri constitution conferred power to "frame a charter for its own government consistent...with and subject to the constitution and laws of this state." It also provided that such charter should "supersede any existing charter and amendments thereof."...

...8, as amend, in 1887, 1890, 1892, 1902 and 1906. Any city containing a population of more than 3,500 inhabitants may frame a charter for its own government, consistent with and subject to the constitution, (or, having framed such a charter, may frame a new one), by causing a board of fifteen freeholders,...

...Louis.)—Const. Art. IX., Sec. 16. (Adopted 1875.) Any city having a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants may frame a charter for its own...constitution and laws of this State, by causing a board of thirteen freeholders, who shall have been for at least five years qualified voters thereof, to be elected...

...as follows: "Any city containing a population of more than one hundred 614 PEOPLE v. HOGE. [Sup. Ct. thousand inhabitants may frame a charter for its own...Constitution and laws of this State, by causing a board of fifteen freeholders, who shall have been for at least five years qualified electors thereof, to bo...